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Assembly Bill A4475A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a training program to foster awareness of laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the farming industry

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2017-A4475 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1917
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §17-0307, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A7275, S4962

2017-A4475 - Summary

Establishes a training program to foster awareness of laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the farming industry; provides for funding of such program from fines collected pursuant to certain violations.

2017-A4475 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4475
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   establishing  a  training  program for owners and employees of farming
   operations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 17-0307 to read as follows:
 § 17-0307. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM.
   THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A TRAINING PROGRAM TO  FOSTER  AWARE-
 NESS AMONG OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES OF A FARMING OPERATION OF STATE ENVIRON-
 MENTAL LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE FARMING INDUSTRY.
   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL
 FINES  COLLECTED  PURSUANT  TO VIOLATIONS OF PART SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY OF
 TITLE SIX OF THE NEW YORK CODE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL  BE  UNDER
 THE  SOLE  CUSTODY  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE SOLE
 PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE TRAINING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07619-01-7

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2017-A4475A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1917
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §17-0307, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A7275, S4962

2017-A4475A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a training program to foster awareness of laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the farming industry; provides for funding of such program from fines collected pursuant to certain violations.

2017-A4475A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4475--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   establishing a training program for owners and  employees  of  farming
   operations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 17-0307 to read as follows:
 § 17-0307. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM.
   THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ESTABLISH A TRAINING PROGRAM TO FOSTER AWARE-
 NESS AMONG OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES OF A FARMING OPERATION OF STATE ENVIRON-
 MENTAL LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE FARMING INDUSTRY.
   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL
 FINES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO VIOLATIONS OF PART SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF
 TITLE  SIX  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  CODE  OF RULES AND REGULATIONS INVOLVING
 CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS SHALL BE UNDER THE  SOLE  CUSTODY
 OF  THE  COMMISSIONER  AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF FUNDING
 THE TRAINING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07619-03-7

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